JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--(Marketwire - December 20, 2010) - www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the hospitals industry and has completed analytical research on Universal Health Services Inc. (NYSE: UHS) and Health Management Associates Inc. (NYSE: HMA). Register with us today at www.stockcall.com/ to have free access to these researches.

The Hospital sector which includes players like Universal Health Services Inc. and Health Management Associates Inc. finds itself precariously positioned due to healthcare reform and the latest recession. High levels of unemployment have caused patients to become more frugal with their spending habits, often choosing to put off or forego care they might normally have undergone. This has resulted in lower hospital visits and hurt revenues at a time when capital is more necessary than ever. Universal Health Services Inc. and Health Management Associates Inc. research reports are available for free by signing up now at www.stockcall.com/UHS201210.pdf or www.stockcall.com/HMA201210.pdf.

The government is incentivizing investment into IT that would result in the changeover to electronic medical records. This is a costly shift though, and hospitals that do not switch over in a timely manner will end up being reproved. Register now at https://stockcall.com/development/stockcall/page.php?name=register.html to have free access to our reports on the hospitals industry.

While the Obama's healthcare reform will undoubtedly result in a large influx of newly insured patients, there have been cuts to Medicare and several changes are being put into place to hold hospitals to higher quality standards. One change being enacted is an increase in transparency that will force hospitals to report infection rates in their hospitals. Medicare will also pay bonuses to hospitals that have less re-admission to help prevent doctors from prematurely releasing patients to free up beds. There will also be a new website that allows patients to compare data and outcomes of physicians, though it is unclear how comprehensive or valuable the site will be. Visit www.stockcall.com/ to see how companies in this industry have grown over the past years and how they are expected to perform in the future.

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